Policy Text:
To ensure the existing and future handling and storage of road salt ceases to be or never becomes a significant drinking water threat, where the activity is, or would be, a significant drinking water threat, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks should develop and produce educational information targeted to all sectors, and locally distributed by the Townships to provide education and outreach to:
a. Residences and small businesses about the impact of salt on municipal drinking water and what they can do to reduce their use of salt; and
b. Commercial and industrial sectors to address the importance of source protection planning and the impacts of road salt on drinking water sources, with the key message being responsible salt storage and application, and the use of contemporary technology.